Sentence examples for council code of conduct from inspiring English sources

A report which found Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock breached a council code of conduct over alleged behaviour towards a "vulnerable" woman, will not be published.

The Portsmouth city council solicitor Michael Lawther said: "The complainant in the Councillor Hancock case has asked for the council's code-of-conduct report to be released to the high court, where a case between the complainant and Councillor Hancock is proceeding.

Mr Williams said: "Today, the report by Nigel Pascoe QC, produced as part of the council's code-of-conduct investigation regarding Councillor Hancock, was given to the police at their request.

Mendelson said Evans's business proposals violated language in the council's code of conduct that says council members may not knowingly use their prestige of office or public position for private gain or use government resources for personal business.

The borough's legal director is examining whether Davis breached the council's code of conduct.

A Manchester City Council spokesman told BBC News that its contractors apologised for the error, and say they have now been told to follow the council's code of conduct more closely.

But the lawyer for Isle of Wight council argued that the school was not required to make sure that every letter sent home was read, and that the council's code of conduct had also made it plain that a penalty notice could be issued for a term-time holiday.

By his own admission, Evans violated the council's code of conduct when he repeatedly used his government email account to offer potential clients the benefit of his political connections and the influence he amassed over three decades as a city lawmaker and as chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

A ruling issued by the new Board of Ethics and Government Accountability last Thursday concluded that Mr. Orange violated the council's code of conduct by abusing the "prestige of the office". At issue was a visit he made Dec. 21 to a city produce market that a health inspector was trying to close for rat infestation and other issues.

Mr Swinfield agreed one comment had breached the council's code of conduct.

The independent report released earlier this month found he failed to observe the council's code of conduct.